1. Department of Medical Research, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, R.O.C.
2. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Taipei Institute of Pathology, School of Medicine, National Yang‑Ming University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C.
3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, R.O.C.
4. School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C.